It can be compared to elf-shot, where fairies were thought to have shot animals.
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This article incorporates text from Dwelly's [Scottish] Gaelic Dictionary (1911). marcachd-shìth
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fairy, riding, scottish, gaelic, marcachd, shìth, mharcachd, shìth, marcachd, shìth, term, used, kind, paralysis, found, livestock, scotland, occurred, spine, sheep, cows, horses, attributed, fairies, riding, them, also, attributed, some, places, where, perspi. Fairy riding Scottish Gaelic marcachd shith a mharcachd shith na marcachd shith was a term used for a kind of paralysis found in livestock in Scotland It occurred in the spine of sheep cows and horses and was attributed to fairies riding on them It was also attributed in some places where perspiration due to weakness was discovered in cattle It can be compared to elf shot where fairies were thought to have shot animals References editThis article incorporates text fromDwelly s Scottish Gaelic Dictionary 1911 marcachd shith Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fairy riding amp oldid 1212237058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
